Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-01

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ireland
IhroCkmorton- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....-....
TwENTY-THIRD JOINT BALLOT.
Reagan .......... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 90
MaXeY. ......................3 81
Ii, land OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il
1t will be seen that Mr.. Reagan only
needs seven more votes TO make the ne
cessary sixty three, having polIeG fifty-siX
on every ballot. Counting three votes
that were paired, the figures are swelled
to fifty -nine, only four less than the num-
Der required to elect.
The Maxey and Ireland men began to
weaken from the start this morning, and
tried to force an adjournment after the
First ballot. Senator Stinson made the
fmotion, but it failed to carry by five
votes, and the Senator consoled him.e II
by voting ia the two ballots t7at followed
for Ex-Governor Thr, TEmOrtOn
After the third ballot was taken, Sena-
tor Pope moved an adjournment, which
| carried by a vote Of 90 20 s.
The Senate then retired to their cham
Der, and both houses adjourned until y
O'Clock tomorrow.
Since the adjournment numbers OF
members SGd Senators have been I'M
as determined to break the deadlock to-
morrow. In pursuance of this object, no
doubt the following circular was laid
upon the desks of both houses:
To the members of the Legislature:
Cent?, men-The contest for the United
States seDatorship has been prolonged
beyond good reason. 1t has now as
sumed the fern of scramble beneath
the dignity of men intrusted by the people
to create law. We are being censured
by our constituency, and a majority de-
sire to get at the duty before them. We
have expended over $1,000 already and
accomplished but little towards the enact
ment of necessary laws. Let US meet to-
night at O'Clock in the Supreme Court
room and solve the problem.
(Slgned) MANY MEMBERS.
The substance of this circular was an
nouuced from the Speakers stand by re-
quest of Senator Claiborne on the eve Of
adjournment, and was afterward put in
printed form and distributed. A great
many members consider this q move to-
ward entering dark house.
BARNEY GIBBS POSITION.
|, THE GAZETTE special sent from here
and published few days ago concerning
the attitude and anteCedents of ex-Lieu-
tenant-Governor Gibbs on the senator
ship, as between Reagan and ireland,
has BIZ en- the cause of much eWspaper
comment and an abund nee of personal
criticism at the state capital, in which
MIR. Gibbs, in come instances, has been
the object of much CensuTe, perhsps
some If it more severe than is iusun d.
A GAZETTE correspondent tonight sought
from Mr.. Gibbs q statement on the sub.
i-ct. He said: 81 do not believe TIE
GAZETTE or any one connected with 1t
would wilfUll7 misrepresent me, but they
have been given some very erroneous
and misleading information. My fealtv |
to the senatorial aspirations of Gov
ernor ireland has not been assumed. |
1t las been sincere. l desire |
mis- eleCuon because l believe him to be
man of the people who would conscien-
t;ou>ly ard ably represent the people 10 !
tie national 1EgTess. The runners on |
which THE GAzETTE's statement that | |
was Reagan man in disguise were based !
p-ooahry grew out of the well known |
friendship have for years mad for Judge |
Reagan, and from the fact that was with |
him great deal when he visited Dallas |
fact that he soon thereafter became can
didate for United States Senator. As al |
ready stated have all along sincerely de- |
sired the election OF Ireland, and | OF " |
wish l could now entertain the same |
hope at one time cherished for his sue
cess, but do not believe |
success is possible for him in this race. |
That being the case, cannot see any |
reason why Judge Reagan should be |
slaus htered and an outside man chosen. +
He demonstrated his strength before the |
Legislature, and also the extreme love |
the people have for him. He was made |
candidate by them without any effort on
his part. Next to Ireland he is my
choice, and Ireland must be defeated. 1t
is piece Of rank political Injustice also
to sacrifice REAGAN. | am opposed to
dark horses. | know what they are; | |
abhOr them. 1t has been said that am
a dark-horse aspirant for the senstorship
in the event of q deadlock. Certsinly I
my course in the present can
vass does not prove this. If
hsd senatorial aspirations l would not
have remained here in Austin and taken
the active part l have. l have realized
all along that my time has not yet come.
am too young to expect such honor,
with so many older and ex-
oerienced politicians to select from This
IS all have to say, and 1 trust THE GA
zErTE will place me in proper light. l
believe tomorrow will bring about the